The Problem
With
Social Media
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The good side
●Staying in touch with loved ones and maintaining
relationships
●Sharing information and experiences with others
●Engaging with like-minded individuals and finding
supportive communities online
●Being a powerful tool for social activism and
spreading important messages
●Providing a platform for self-expression and
creativity
The bad side
●While the concept of social media - providing a
platform for individuals to connect and share
information - is inherently positive, it has been
associated with several negative consequences.
●Some of bad side of social media include
The spread of misinformation
The spread of dangerous challenges/trends e.g.
#tidepodchallenge, #hotwaterchallenge,
#blackoutchallenge, #kiaboyschallenge
The exploitation of personal data.
The bad side
Psychological Impacts
Negative comparisons with others, leading to
feelings of inadequacy and decreased satisfaction
with one's own life
Increased feelings of loneliness and isolation
Lower self-esteem, anxiety,depression, and
stress
A belief that one's own life is not as fulfilling as
those seen on social media.
The bad side
Why?
Social media often presents an idealized version of
reality (a distorted view of the world)
There is a disconnect between what’s presented
online and what’s the reality of everyday life
Most contents on social media are carefully selected,
edited, enhanced and photoshopped.
Users are incentivized to share only their best
moments only.
Additionally, the high number of likes and followers
that some users have may be inflated by the use of
bots and fake accounts, which can be easily
purchased online
The Solution
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Categorization
Customization of
Profile page
Chronological Feed
No Vanity Metrics
No Quantification
Multiple options of customization
No Algorthmic feed
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Features
Tagging feature
●The main idea behind mypage is to create a healthier and a much better social-media
experience for our users.
●One of the ways we aim to achieve this goal is through enabling our users to customize their
profile page beyond what is currently the norm among the different social media platforms.
●The profile page allows us to showcase our lives, personalities, and experiences to the world.
●But if we look around the social media landscape, what we find is uniformity.
●Users are forced to use the same design, color scheme and layout as everybody else.
●Mypage aims to solve this by providing its users with a range of customization possibilities .
Customization of Profile page
What if users have the option to choose what their page looked like
We would like to opensource the project to designers and developers and find a way for them to
monetize their designs
No Vanity Metrics
●Removing quantification of likes and follower counts
●These vanity metrics really serve no purpose for the regular user, but they magnify all the
negative aspects of social media usage
●The following list also raises some questions about privacy
Pressure users to post content that is designed to gain likes, rather than truly
expressing themselves.
Perpetuate a toxic culture of validation-seeking and comparison
Can be used to spread misinformation and propaganda by artificially boosting
the visibility of certain posts.
Can be a source of anxiety and depression, especially for users who are sensitive
to social validation.
Can be a source of negative emotions and feelings of inadequacy for users who
feel that their posts are not getting enough likes.
Categorization
●Giving users the option to categorize their posts
●Could be implemented using #s (hashtags) as a tags
Instagram One of many possibilities with mypage
Chronological Feed
●No algorithmically suggested content
●Users’ feeds will be posts from people they follow only and are shown in chronological order
AI driven feeds
Perpetuate filter bubbles
Deprive users of control over what kind of content they want on their feeds
Spread misinformation
AI favors controversial posts over regular posts to increase user engagement
Decrease user engagement with friends and family on the app
●A unique and more personal profile page to showcase your true self
●More authentic content
●A healthier alternative
●Decreases envy, anxiety and depression
●Misinformation doesn’t go viral
Implications
Business Model
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1. Ads
2. Verified premium accounts with premium
features unlocked
Social Media 2.0
Business Model
Ad free
Link to multiple external links
Ecommerce integration
and many more………
Next Steps
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1. Finding potential co-founder/s
who share a similar vison
2. Forming a strong team
3. Securing funding
4. Launch 🚀
Social Media 2.0
Next Steps
➢surafelaramde@yahoo.com
➢www.mypage.world
